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Turkey escalates submarine cable disputes as spotlight returns to energy diplomacy Turkey has stepped up its challenges to submarine cable projects in the Eastern Mediterranean, raising fresh concerns about the future of regional connectivity initiatives and the potential for renewed tensions with Greece, Cyprus and France.
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Mitsotakis reinforces GSI stance as NAVTEX nears, while Tsipras calibrates strategy Kyriakos Mitsotakis has moved to consolidate Greece’s position on the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) following the visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to Athens, presenting the project as strategically essential and fully aligned with Greek sovereign rights.
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Rubio visit delivers defence ties and cable ambiguity for Greece US Secretary of State Marco Rubio left Athens on Thursday after a 24‑hour visit centred on the sixth round of the Greece–US Strategic Dialogue, which he co‑chaired with Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis. He also met PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Defence Minister Nikos Dendias, and delivered a speech at the Pnyx.
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Greece looks for leverage as Rubio visit coincides with GSI standoff, other pressing issues Marco Rubio arrives in Athens on Tuesday at a moment when the US–Greece relationship is arguably stronger than at any point in recent years, but also when Athens is looking for evidence that this strategic proximity can deliver political weight beyond defence contracts and energy deals.
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PoliticsForeign Policy Athens prepares for resumption of GSI activity and potential Turkish reaction The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is entering what may prove to be its most consequential phase so far.
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Mitsotakis uses UN stage to project leadership as poll shows dip for ELAS Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his address to the 81st UN General Assembly on Thursday to present Greece as a stabilising force in a turbulent international environment, combining messages of regional diplomacy, economic resilience and technological caution.
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GSI tensions and defence moves raise stakes in Greek–Turkish relations Turkey’s renewed warnings towards Greece are increasingly being viewed in Athens not as isolated bursts of rhetoric, but as part of a broader shift in a relationship that in recent years has operated under a carefully managed - and always fragile - calm.
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PM pursues strategy of deterrence and dialogue on Kastellorizo and Cairo visits Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s unusually long visit to Kastellorizo last weekend was intended to send a message extending well beyond Greece’s easternmost inhabited island.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Mitsotakis deepens Cairo ties as Ankara tensions simmer Following the unveiling of his economic platform at TIF, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has put foreign policy at the forefront of his engagement, with a string of visits to key allies in the region. The move is intended to signal solidarity in the face of escalating rhetoric and intensive diplomatic manoeuvring from Turkey.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
PM seeks balance between dialogue and deterrence as ties with Turkey falter Athens is seeking to respond to the latest escalation with Turkey on two levels: by keeping communication channels open to prevent tensions from turning into a crisis, while at the same time making its red lines on sovereignty and sovereign rights explicitly — and increasingly — clear in writing.